Tom & Kevin aren’t huge fans of hidden doors or cheese croquettes, but they love getting to the bottom of a good mystery -- like who’s to blame over the slippery floor this week in the Top Chef kitchen.

This week’s Cheese Elimination Challenge didn’t produce any instant classics. One nice “nice fried ball” — as Gail Simmons artfully called the procession of croquettes — after another.

Though the episode didn’t produce any or memorable dishes, it did what an early episode is supposed to do: Begin the separation of the contenders from the long-shots.

Michelle, Rasika, and Dan are beginning to form an elite at the front of the pack. 

Subscribe to the new PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/

Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify

Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives

COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices